AI Engineer II

Job Description

Microsoft Security AI (MSECAI) is looking for an AI Engineer II to build AI-powered cloud services and APIs in Azure.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, OR equivalent experience
• Proficiency in C#/.NET and Python, API/microservice design, testing, and code quality practices
• Experience building on Azure, including AKS, Container Apps, Functions, or App Service; plus Storage/Cosmos/SQL/ADX, Service Bus/Event Hubs, Key Vault, Managed Identity; basic networking
• Experience with distributed systems fundamentals: concurrency, messaging, resilience patterns, performance, and telemetry/observability
• Experience with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code experience (GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps; Docker/Kubernetes; Bicep/Terraform)
• 2+ years working with Machine Learning (ML)/Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate AI-powered cloud services and APIs in Azure using C#/.NET and Python
• Implement LLM/RAG/agentic workflows for investigation and remediation with human-in-the-loop controls
• Build data and indexing pipelines, add evaluation, safety, and observability features
• Optimize inference and service performance/cost, ship securely, own CI/CD and IaC
• Contribute to reusable SDKs/services, collaborate with researchers, PMs, and partner teams

Benefits

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.